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Edith Piaf

French singer
Also known as: Edith Giovanna Gassion
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Edith Piaf (born December 19, 1915, Paris, France—died October 10, 1963, Plascassier, near Grasse) was a French singer and actress whose passionate interpretation of the chanson, or French ballad, made her internationally famous. Among her trademark songs were “Non, je ne regrette rien” (“No, I Don’t Regret Anything”) and “La Vie en rose” (literally “Life in Pink”). The latter song’s title is a French idiom that means through “rose-colored glasses,” or to see the world...

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